Maryland Senate Bill 470 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-08 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Establishing certain goals and programs related to land conservation; establishing the Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program to provide loans to land trusts to purchase land for conservation purposes; authorizing the Maryland Environmental Trust to exercise certain remedies under certain circumstances; prohibiting a person from making any false statements affecting a Local Land Trust Revolving Loan Program loan; establishing the 40 x 40 Land Conservation Implementation Grant Program to support land conservation goals; etc.

Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act)

Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Dawn Gile [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]
Sen. Michael Jackson [D]	Sen. Mary James [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]
Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2023-04-10 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 133 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-08	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546
2023-04-10	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2023-04-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2023-04-10	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2023-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (133-6)
2023-04-07	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-04-07	House	Favorable with Amendments {453125/1 Adopted
2023-04-07	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2023-03-21	House	Referred Environment and Transportation
2023-03-20	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2023-03-20	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {863221/1 Adopted
2023-03-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2023-02-03	Senate	Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) and Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
2023-02-03	Senate	Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
2023-02-03	Senate	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
2023-02-03	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy, and the Environment

HB631 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-10 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	3	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	214	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	215	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	216	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	5	104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	6	226	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0470?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0470f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0470t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0470e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_546_sb0470e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0470_86322101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0470_45312501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0470_b&t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0470_eee.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0470_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0681.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1279.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/1301.pdf